# Accident 20160801013849A: Sperling Richard G LANCAIR 360, Dallesport, WA, August 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dallesport, WA
- Airport: Dallesport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6194° N, 121.1683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6194&lon=-121.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528HZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528HZ-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sperling Richard G LANCAIR 360 (registry code 056327F, https://openairdocs.org/model/sperling-richard-g-lancair-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1G6 (registry code 41838, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPERLING RICHARD G LANCAIR 360
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1G6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160801013849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED DLS EARLIER THAT MORNING AND WAS REPORTED TO BE RETURNING WITH LANDING DIRECTION RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED BY EYEWITNESSES TO BE APPROX 75'-100' HIGH ABOUT MIDFIELD WHEN LEFT WING DROPPED, AND AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT. IMPACTED GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE. DAMAGE OBSERVED ON PROP TIPS INDICATE THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE DURING ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. AIPORT OPERATIONS PROVIDED PHOTOS, OF IMPACT MARKS ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY, THAT WERE NOT THERE PREVIOUSLY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

POST ACCIDENT ANALYSIS OF ENGINE, REVEALED NO FINDINGS OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. SPARK PLUGS WERE INSPECTED, COMPRESSION TEST PERFORMED, VISUAL OF FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS, AND CONNECTIONS FOR ENGINE AND PROP CONTROLS WERE VERIFIED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR16FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA154), Aug 1, 2016: Sperling Richard G Lancair 360 (N528HZ), The Dalles, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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